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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Belgian company Bio-Life SPRL has obtained Friend of the Sea certification for its Omega 3 Magnum 1400 gelatine capsules.

13th March 2014

Omega 3 capsules FOS certified

13th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The EU, Norway and the Faroes have come to an agreement on mackerel share allocations for the north-east Atlantic.

13th March 2014

Agreement reached on mackerel

13th March 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

UK Fisheries Minister, George Eustice MP, visited Grimsby this week to meet some of the organisations that are central to the British seafood industry.

12th March 2014

UK Fisheries Minister visits Grimsby

12th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A European Parliament vote on Wednesday has recommended that Thailand be required to address human trafficking and forced labour in its fishing industry as part of ongoing trade negotiations between the EU…

12th March 2014

PECH votes for Thailand to address labour issues

12th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

At the recent Fishery Dependent Information 2014 conference held in Rome, over 150 fisheries scientists, managers, policy-makers and fishers gathered to share and discuss ways to generate better information about the world’s…

12th March 2014

Conference recognises importance of fishermen’s data

12th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Turkish seafood producers association, DESAD, has signed a collaboration agreement with Friend of the Sea to promote sustainable fishing and responsible seafood sourcing in Turkey.

12th March 2014

FOS and DESAD join forces

12th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Seafood Industry Research Fund (SIRF) is sponsoring an industry wide research plan to identify the causes and potential solutions for the shrimp disease, Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS).

11th March 2014

Combating shrimp disease

11th March 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

This month sees the start of the all-species seafood processing exhibition season with Seafood Processing North America opening its doors in Boston on the east coast of the USA from 16-18 March.

11th March 2014

Seafood processing exhibition season gets underway

11th March 2014

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

McMurdo Group has announced that its fleet management software platform is now available worldwide for partners to integrate into their existing maritime applications and solutions.

11th March 2014

McMurdo fleet management software goes global

11th March 2014

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

DigiGone® will be introducing its new videoconferencing service this year.

11th March 2014

Videoconferencing from DigiGone®

11th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF)’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) held its first annual meeting at the beginning of February 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

11th March 2014

IPNLF identifies priorities

11th March 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

For the first time, the Finnish Fish Guide now includes Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) labelled responsibly farmed fish.

11th March 2014

Finnish Fish Guide includes ASC labelled fish

11th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Researchers at the UK’s University of East Anglia (UEA) believe farmed salmon should be sterilised to avoid breeding with wild fish.

10th March 2014

Researchers look at wild fish reproduction

10th March 2014

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

A Norwegian skipper-boat owner has recently installed a completely new catch management system from VCU TCD BV aboard his ship VA-2-S ‘Hunter’.

6th March 2014

Catch management system for ‘Hunter’

6th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sri Lankan company Whale Watching With Danushka has become the first in the world to achieve Friend of the Sea certification for sustainable whale watching.

6th March 2014

First FOC certified whale watching company

6th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A recent study carried out by the University of Eastern Finland found that increasing the intake of fatty fish has health benefits, increasing the number of large HDL particles which boost good…

5th March 2014

Fish does its part to boost health

5th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish has announced that Mel Groundsell has been appointed the organisation’s new corporate relations director.

5th March 2014

Seafish appoints new corporate relations director

5th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Bay of Fundy, Scotian Shelf and Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster trap fishery has entered into Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.

5th March 2014

Canadian lobster fishery enters MSC assessment

5th March 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The UK’s Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (KEIFCA) has ordered a 17m GRP Blyth Workcat for use when monitoring fishing activities around the Kent and Essex coasts.

5th March 2014

UK fisheries authority orders new patrol boat

5th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

America’s PANOS brands™ has obtained Friend of the Sea certification for its Yankee Clipper anchovies.

4th March 2014

PANOS gets Friend of the Sea certified

4th March 2014